Closer inspection showed that there were lavender blooms of Spotted Phacelia (Phacelia maculata) growing among the Venus Looking Glass. Phacelia maculata is known by the common names Spotted Phacelia and Flatrock Phacelia.

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The blooms. The spots are light but visible.

The raceme arrangement of blooms on the stem.

The leaves

Phacelia maculata (Spotted Phacelia) is native to the southeastern states: North and South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi.Click on an image to view a larger image